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PRESS CLIPPINGS Date: 5-Dec-2007 Title: NAB, civil society plan various activities to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day Islamabad, December 05: To mark the International Anti Corruption Day (9 December 2007) in a befitting manner, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in collaboration with civil society and academia has planned a variety of programmes and events across the country. The objective of the programmes is to raise awareness among the masses about the ill effects of corruption and corrupt practices and to actively involve all stakeholders to combat the menace that has unfortunately permeated into different segments of the society. It is pertinent to mention that on 9 December 2003, United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was first opened for signing at Merida, Mexico and is regarded as a milestone for global efforts to fight the malaise of corruption. Since then the 9 December is observed as International Anti-Corruption Day. Committed to root out corrupt...

PRESS CLIPPINGS Date: 8-Dec-2007 Title: Caretaker Prime Minister terms transparency, rule of law must to check corruption ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Caretaker Prime Minister MohammadmianSoomro terming corruption "highly deplorable" for astate, termed good governance, transparency and rule of law as vitalingredients for checking corruption in a society.Addressing a ceremony to mark the 4th International Anti-Corruption Day organized by National Accountability (NAB) atNational Library here, the Prime Minister said besides effectivesystem of monitoring, there was a dire need to address the basicproblems of people leading to corruption.Soomro stressed the need for a more practical approach tocheck this menace by providing people a decent lifestyle to helpprevent them from involving in corruption.He said it was the government's utmost responsibility toprovide the people a better life including adequate salaries, andother facilities relating to health, education, transport andsecurity...

PRESS CLIPPINGS Date: 12-Oct-2007 Title: NAB contradicts Dawn report Islamabad, October 12: A spokesman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has categorically denied a news item appeared in a section of press under the headline “NAB removes names of accused from its website”. The spokesman while clarifying the factual position termed the news story as speculative. He said that no deletions have been made from the website since July this year which is indicated by the quarterly update of NAB operation covering period April – June available on the website.

PRESS CLIPPINGS Date: 7-Dec-2007 Title: NAB sets up Fraud and Anti-Corruption Hotline Islamabad, December 07: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day has established a ‘Fraud and Anti Corruption Hotline at HQ NAB Islamabad and its regional offices situated in Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Quetta and Karachi. The establishment of the Hotline 111-NAB-NAB or 111-622-622 is aimed at facilitating direct contact by general public to lodge complaints of corruption and corrupt practices. The hotline will be operational from 9th December 2007. NAB complaint officers will receive complaints from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. during all working days from Monday to Friday. NAB has assured the complainants that their identity will be kept confidential. An IT based complaint management system is also being put into operation. Complainants have been advised to use area code relating to city where the concerned NAB office is located e.g if a corruption case fr...